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Twelve Minutes of Love: A Tango Story

Twelve Minutes of Love: A Tango Story

Kapka Kasobova

Here Kapka takes us inside the esoteric night-time world of tango, to tell the story of the dance from its afro roots to its sequined apotheosis in 'show tango', exploring its cultural and emotional pull and enticing us to join her at the ...
Street Without A Name: Childhood And Other Misadventures In ...

Street Without A Name: Childhood And Other Misadventures In ...

Kapka Kassabova

Copyright First published by Portobello Books 2008 Paperback edition published 2009 This ebook edition published 2013 Portobello Books 12 Addison Avenue London W1 1 4QR Copyright © Kapka Kassabova 2008 The right of Kapka ...
Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe

Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe

Kapka Kassabova

As Kapka Kassabova explores this enigmatic region in the company of border guards and treasure hunters, entrepreneurs and botanists, psychic healers and ritual fire-walkers, refugees and smugglers, she traces the physical and psychological ...
Reconnaisance

Reconnaisance

Kapka Kassabova

Nadejda is backpacking around New Zealand, in the surreal haze of summer.
Writing Creative Non-Fiction: Determining the Form

Writing Creative Non-Fiction: Determining the Form

Kapka Kassabova

The essays included in this volume address everything from memoir, biography and autobiography to a discussion of musical approaches to criticism and a non/fiction interview.
Love in the land of Midas

Love in the land of Midas

Kapka Kassabova

Kassabova's second novel spans several generations in post-war Greece, from the civil war to the present day.
All Roads Lead to the Sea

All Roads Lead to the Sea

Kapka Kassabova

The three parts of the book mirror a passage from dislocation to exploration to looking forward, with the last part dominated by the image of the sea. These haunting, powerful poems introduce a fresh and original talent.
Villa Pacifica

Villa Pacifica

Kapka Kassabova

Villa Pacifica is an exotic romp through a place where the primal, spiritual and cerebral collide. This is a visceral, gripping story from one of New Zealand's most talented writers.
Someone Else's Life

Someone Else's Life

Kapka Kassabova

With both these books out of print, Someone Else's Life includes 26 poems from the first two and a substantial number of new poems, responding to new places and incidents, only confirm Kassabova's gifts.

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